Global Broadcasts
The MIT Enterprise Forum Global Office produces these broadcasts
each year, originating from either the MIT campus
or one of our Chapters, and available for viewing via satellite
or the Web by Enterprise Forum Chapters and MIT Alumni Clubs
around the world.
How to Participate as a Viewing Site
FAQ on steps to take or technical requirements for groups
to participate as a viewing site for Enterprise Forum broadcasts.
Our Next Broadcast
June 4 , 2008
A look at how three successful companies used Small Business
Innovation Research grant money to launch their enterprisese.
Future Broadcast Dates
A list of scheduled broadcast dates for
2008 and 2009.
Past Broadcasts
February 20, 2008
Presented by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta. Just as
the Internet revolutionized the business world, pundits are
now speculating that virtual worlds are the next step in the
evolution of technology.
January 24, 2008
Presented in association with the NASDAQ Educational Foundation.
Ths broadcast focuses on the current economic climate for
a company to go public, featuring entrepreneurs who have just
made the journey, themselves, as well as experts from NASDAQ
and the financing side.
October 24, 2007
Featuring a keynote address from former CIA director R. James
Woolsey, this broadcast examines the security implications
surrounding current U.S. energy policies, followed by an expert
panel discussion of the efforts and innovations taking place
in the drive to increased ethanol usage.
September 27, 2007
An insight into entrepreneurship from Ann Winblad, a leading
thinker and respected investor with over 25 years
of software industry experience as both a successful entrepreneur
and venture capitalist. Her discussion with Technology Review
editor in chief Jason Pontin focuses on why some technology
startups succeed where others fail, her philosophy of funding
tech companies, and what makes for a great entrepreneur.
"A.B.L.E.
Tech: Achieving Better Life Experiences for People With
Injury, Disability, and Aging Challenges Through 21st Century
Technologies"
June 6, 2007
Within a decade, the number of Americans requiring continual managed care for
chronic conditions could reach 100 million. Explore the entrepreneurial opportunities
that technology, engineering, and life sciences can have on the quality of
every day life for the aging and disabled.
January 25, 2007
Learn why successful entrepreneurs understand the forces that shape investment
decisions, and let our expert panel provide you with a forecast of the capital
markets for the coming twelve months.
November 15, 2006
Geoffrey Moore (author of the best-sellers Dealing With Darwin and Crossing
the Chasm) and his panel of three CEOs explore what it takes for
a business to thrive in this highly competitive world. Presented by the MIT
Enterprise Forum of the Bay Area.
October 12, 2006
A scientific look at embryonic stem cell research and its influence on commercial
applications in such industries as pharmacology, transgenics, biomedicine
and cloning. Presented by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta.
September 21, 2006
A thought-provoking exploration of how to do well by doing good in emerging
global markets. Presented in association with the MIT Media Lab and the MIT
Program for Developmental Entrepreneurship.
June 7, 2006
A hands-on, real world examination of how entrepreneurs can approach angel
investors, and how both parties can work together to craft a financing agreement
that benefits all. Featuring an expert panel of both investors and serial
entrepreneurs. A "sequel" to our June 2005 program.
January 26, 2006
An in-depth look at what the current climate is for entrepreneurs looking for
capital and venture funding; how a company should approach their financing
strategy; the steps one entrepreneur took to raise capital in today's economy;
and a forecast of the public markets for the coming twelve months. An update
of our 2005 January program.
September 22, 2005
A unique program that looks at how cutting-edge technologies are invented,
and how these technologies move from laboratory curiosity to real commercial
adoption.
June 1 , 2005
An interactive round-table discussion from a panel of experts that helps to
close the knowledge gap entrepreneurs and the tech community have of the
practices and principles of angel investing.
January 20, 2005
An in-depth look at money sources for both growth and start-up companies in
2005. From VCs to investment banks to M&As and IPOs, this provocative
program will cover the important money angles your business needs to know
for the coming year.
September 23, 2004
with Professor Ned Thomas of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies,
and Dutch DeGay of the U.S. Army's Future Force Warrior Technology
Office
June 2, 2004
with Bob Metcalfe, Ann Winblad and Guy Kawasaki
January 21, 2004
with Professors Edward Roberts, Dr. Rodney Brooks and Dr. Robert
Langer
Innovation to Commercialization:
Using Government Funding to Kick Start Your Start-Up 
How
Virtual Worlds Will Transform the Way We Do Business 
Are
You Ready for IPO?
Energy,
Security, and the Ethanol Economy 
"The Promise of Stem Cells:
Separating Hype From Reality"
"Talk
to an Angel: Crucial Connections to Early Stage Capital"
"Forecasting Markets: The
Capital Update for 2006"
"The Power of Revolutionary
Thinking: 
"Angel Groups in Action: 
"Forecasting Markets: The
Capital Update for 2005"
"Technology and the Future Warrior: 
"Placing
Your Bets: Where Will the Smart Money Land?" 
"Innovation at the Interface: 